Warm-Water Fish Farming Authors: Ing. Jindřich Petr, JUDr. Bohuslav Petr Subject: Fisheries E-mail: jindrichpetr@centrum.cz, bohpetr@centrum.cz
Content Warm-water fish Warm-water fish species Pond fish farm Farming process in pond fish farm Integrated agriculture and fish production Recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) Future trends
Warm-water fish Warm-water fish – above 26°C - less oxygen - faster growth – shorter life - harder to keep Cold-water fish – below 20°C - more oxygen - slower growth – longer life - easier to keep
Pic. 1. Tilapia Source: www.biomar.com
Warm-water fish species European catfish – Silurus glanis European eel – Anquilla anquilla Zander – Sander luciopera Perch - Perca fluviatilis Carp – Cyprinus carpio African sharptooth catfish - Clarias gariepinus Tilapia – Oreochromis niloticus
Pic. 2. Catfish in India Source: www.stjosephpost.com
Pond fish farms 3 types of ponds: Fry nursing ponds – ichtyoplankton - optimum size 0,5 – 1 ha Fingerling ponds – juvenile fish - optimum size 4 – 8 ha Food – fish ponds – optimum size 10 – 20 ha - 90 % of total pond area Minimum depth – 1 m Smaller ponds = higher yields
Pic. 3. Warm-water fish hatchery – larval rearing pond Source: www.data.fao.org
Pic. 4. Industrial aquaculture system Source: www.processaquatics.com
Farming process in pond fish farms 3 aspects: Fish stocking - density - monoculture / polyculture Fertilization – important N:P ratio Feeding – natural food production / feeding WELFARE – stress, diseases, water quality, food quality, environmental factors, transport
Integrated agriculture and fish production Crops and fish production – rice, mulberry, sugar-cane, mushrooms etc. Livestock and fish production – pigs, ducks
Pic. 5. Fish-rice ecosystem in China Source: www.kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com
Recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) Higher production – artificial tanks Lower demand on water – recirculation Lower demand on space Lower effluents and pollution – biofilters and water treatment Lower diseases
Pic. 6. RAS concept Source: www.akvagroup.com
Future trends Horizontal RAS – airlifts / pumps Denitrification, biogas and water cleaning Aquaponics – marcophytes, microphytes Pic. 7. Aquaponics system Source: www.en.wikipedia.org
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